Where does “Bildungsroman” come from?
Bildungsroman (German) comes from German roman, from French roman, from Old French romanz, from Latin rōmānicē, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Bildungsroman (German): A bildungsroman, a novel of personal maturation
Definitions
- A bildungsroman, a novel of personal maturation
Ancestry of “Bildungsroman”, step by step
Bildungsroman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German roman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | roman | novel |
| 2 | French | roman | Romance; romanesque; A novel |
| 3 | Old French | romanz | Old French; a story in Old French; account |
| 4 | Latin | rōmānicē | in the Roman manner |
| 5 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |